'Turnback Tuesday' features Derby's first permanent settler

Turnback Tuesday goes back to where it all began.
Edward Wooster (Woster) was one of the first permanent settlers of Derby (Paugasset) moving from Milford in 1651. 
His property and home were located next to the Naugatuck River. Derby became a township in 1675. Edward Wooster is buried in the Uptown Burial Ground off Derby Avenue. 

Photo donated by Seymour resident Marian O’Keefe.


Thanks go to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!